Onan, a character in the Bible?

Not so long ago I heard something about the first documented record of masturbation which, believe it or not, appeared in the Bible. I don't read the Bible nor do I have one at home but from what I heard it was a character named Onan who spanked his monkey and left his seed on the ground, or something along those lines. Of course it wasn't that clearly said in the Holy Book. Now the Onan in the Bible spanked his monkey and the Onan in AF wanted to spank Aeon or whatever. So is there any connection? If I offended some believers I apologize, but you should probably be able to answer my question then?

Answers

(Not ever in this column would I originate the phrase 'pop his
cork'). From my view I try to imagine God's perspective. #1-Major
concern: One of my flock is not benefitting from a more beautiful and
caring involvement with any of my other sheep.

Actually, Onan was the character in the Bible who, ah, "spilled his
seed" on the ground. His story is often quoted in Christianity's
prohibitions on masturbation. I don't know if it means "masturbate"
in Hebrew or not.

IT seems to make sense though, when considering the chara from the
series.

Onan was a character in the Bible who went to masturbate INSTEAD of
having sex with his wife. Since he spilled his seed on the ground and
thus wasted it, his actions were villified. Had he spilled his seed
in his wife however everything would have been fine. The
term "onanism" means either masturbation, or the act of coitus
interuptus which is when a man withdraws from inside a woman right
before ajaculation so as not to inseminate her. (In case anyone is
wondering this is NOT a valid method of birth control so do not try
it). How the biblical character relates to the Flux character is
definitely up for interpretation.

8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill
your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce
offspring for your brother."
9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he
lay with his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on
the ground to keep from producing offspring for his brother.
10 What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so he put him to death
also.

Genesis 38
I interpret as withrawing before orgasm not masturbation.
You really should study the bible and learn what God wants from you
A small return to make on the blessings he's given you

Why am I getting the distinct impression the last entry to this
thread was posted by someone whose suggestions as to "you
should" are "3'd-hand"?

It matters because, the interpretation of the Bible or of any
teleology in general (whatever one "should"; "ought" ..) that were
properly, or literally FUNDAMENTALIST can only be that of the
individual who were, ostensibly, consulting The Word for sake of
her or his own personal vision.

But you, you motherfucker, come here to construe (by way of
underhanded and loaded inference at that you coward) your own
interpretation, off the cuff for all of it, of authority that nobody else,
but you, here, should have any personal acquaintance with or
rightful consideration oropinion of of their own.

Lest your words otherwise had been crassly redundant or
impertinent.

People like you are always so certain that theirs is gonna be the
2 cents that'll tip the scales of truth and wisdom. That their
cheap, anonymous shot just might be the one with everyone
else's name on it!

The thing is, you would-be Oracle to the Interminable, that you
consider it a foregone conclusion that nobody else but you
listens anyway, or really cares what the fuck you have to say and
will fall for your own "Original Pretension" (!) as a result of their
own foolish hubris before they should take you - yeah, YOU:
straight back to The Issue you NEVER REALLY MEANT TO
ENGAGE PER SE: WHAT ABOUT GOD?

Because if you were here to spam us for any legitimate
purposes of whatever in this world you ever could possibly be of
any legitimate representation to or speak to on any competent
authority, it would not be for GOD: now, would it? I didn't think
so!

But NO MATTER FOR YOU. RIGHT, you sanctimonious,
God-barker!! Plenty of sheep in the herd! A scapegoat born
every minute. You'll find plenty of fanfare, right? People are
stupid - look, they never listen! THAT's why see it's like YOU AND
GOD, boy, I bet you two really do have something in common!
YOU ARE A PIECE OF SHIT.

I'm not asking you: I am, directly, telling you what you may (if
you've any hope at all) yourself suspect.

Has anyone considered that the reason Onan was punished by God was
not because of the action of spilling his seed, wether by
masturbation or by pulling out, but because he was not doing what was
commanded of him... Being a husband to Tamar?

I dont know if Masturbation is a Sin but i think that lusting can be
wrong because it takes you away from God. I know That Jesus is real
and i know you should try your best to please him and not the Body.
Were Only Human and we dont know all the answers but we must search
our Hearts. Like i said I dont know if its a SIN and i also think it
was the Fact that Onan did not fufill what he was told why he was
Punished. THis is my opinion. I am Honestly Clueless this is just
what i think but i could be wrong. No one actually knows but God.
Godbless

Here my two cents - and yes - they will tip the scale, dangerboy, or
should I say, "dangergirl?".

First of all, "Onan" does not mean "masturbate" in Hebrew; it has
become "synonymous" with masturbation in many mediterranean areas,
including Greece, for example. But that's because of the origin, the
same way that, for example, Michael Jordan is synonymous with
"basketball" - it doesn't mean that "Michael Jordan", when properly
translated, means "basketball" - but we know that that's what is meant
when his name is mentioned.

Second of all, it is correct that Onan's sin was "defiance" due to his
analysis of future PERSONAL consequences. In other words, God said,
"Do this" and Onan was in the process of doing as he was told, then at
the last moment thought, "Ah, but she's probably pregnant anyway, and
it's then it wouldn't be my child, and then ... blah blah blah."

So - to answer the question once and for all: is the sin "masturbation"
in and of itself?

Like all things, it depends on what accompanies it.

For example: if it is accompanied by lust, which makes you go get
certain magazines or waste hours at certain websites where your non-
stop adulation of nude women is transformed into idolatry of the "naked
goddess" type, then it's wrong - because your masturbation then becomes
a form of "goddess worship". Then you are "sucked in" to a never-
endign cycle of more porn (goddess worship), more lust, more
masturbation, etc. etc. etc.

But if you simply mast. once in a while to "relieve the pressure' and
'clear your mind" - without the use of imagery or anything, than that's
not "the best" but it is far better than either:

a) getting sucked into idol-goddess worhsip, which is basically what
porn is all about - a conspiracy to get impressionable young men to
worship not "God, the father" but "the goddess."

b) not masturbating at all, which coincidentally many religions which
are under the influence of pagan belief systems teach, which will
eventually cause young men to have a "wet dream". In hebrew belief,
not the "new age" type, but the old, traditional type, men's "wet
dreams" were cause by an evil demon-woman named "lilith" who visited
men in their sleep and "stole their vitality" against their will.

Lilith, according to hebrew tradion, preceded "eve" as the first woman,
who angered both Adam and God in that she was disobedient and demanded
that Adam answer to her, not the other way around. She got her rear
end kicked to Eden's curb, then went away and created demons to vex
Adam and his new wife, Eve.

There are certain schools of belief in Judaism, not that at large, and
certainly nothing you'll find in most synagogues today, but there are
certain beliefs in some circles that the "serpant" in the garden of
eden was Lilith in disguise, which according to this system, portrays
the devil as not a "male" character, but a "female" character.

All world religions teach that the devil "decieves" - so hey, why not
about its sex too, right?

Anyway, so to conclude: better masturbation once in a while WITHOUT any
pornography or fantasies than to fall prey to lilith in the middle of a
wet dream.